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“ poor Cary,” replied the duke , “I pity thee:“ Thou couldest not have two friends , that“ possess less interest at court. ” “ I am thrown

“ by,” said he, on another occasion, “like“ an old rusty clock; yet even that neglected“ machine, twice in twenty-four hours, points“ right,”

On Inch occasions, when Ormond, from de*cency , paid his attendance at court, the king,equally asliamed to sliow him civility and toneglect him, was abaslied and confounded. “Sir,”said the profligate Buckingham, “I wifli to know“ whether it be the duke of Ormond, that is“ out of favor with your majesty, or your majesty“ with the duke of Ormond; for, of the two,“ you seem the most out of countenance. ”

When Charles found it his interest to fhoWfavor to the old royalists and to the church ofEngland, Ormond, who was much revered bythat whole party, could not fail of recovering,together with the government of Ireland , hisformer credit and authority. His administrationWhen lord lieutenant, corresponded to the generaltenor of his life; and tended equally to promotethe interests of prince and people , of protestantand catholic. Ever firmly attached to the estab-lished religion , he was able, even during thosejealous times , to escape suspicion , though hegratified not vulgar prejudices by any persecutionof the popish party. He increased the revenue ofIreland to three hundred thousand pounds a year:He maintained a regular army of ten thousand

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